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TDS & TCS Changes from 1st April 2026

Income Tax : The reform consolidates TDS provisions into a structured system and introduces digital compliance mechanisms. It enhances clarity,...

May 2, 2026 39348 Views 2 comments Print

Can WhatsApp Chats Alone Justify Tax Additions? Tribunal Says No

Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...

April 13, 2026 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of Income Tax Offences: Eligibility, Timelines & Conditions

Income Tax : The framework permits taxpayers to settle offences by paying prescribed compounding charges instead of facing prosecution. It clar...

April 9, 2026 666 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Expands CRS Reporting to Crypto Assets to Strengthen Financial Transparency

Income Tax : CBDT amended Income-tax Rules to include crypto-assets and digital financial products in CRS reporting. The move expands disclosur...

March 13, 2026 3489 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Rule 205 Mandates Landlord Relationship Disclosure in HRA Claims

Income Tax : The Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 require salaried taxpayers to disclose their relationship with landlords, enabling enhanced scrut...

February 19, 2026 5097 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Request for Rationalisation and Merger of TDS Return Codes 1023 & 1024

Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...

June 4, 2026 1557 Views 0 comment Print

Record 219 APAs Signed Due to Rising Need for Transfer Pricing Certainty

Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...

April 1, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

Own Merit” Promotions Of SC/ST Officials In CBDT

Income Tax : The Government stated that representations on own merit promotions are examined regularly as per existing rules, with no separate ...

February 10, 2026 768 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT seeks inputs on proposed Income-tax Rules and Forms

Income Tax : Draft Income-tax Rules and Forms have been released for public feedback before the new law takes effect, with inputs to shape the ...

February 9, 2026 3399 Views 0 comment Print

Appeal Delays Linked to Administrative Overload, Not Income Tax Officer Negligence: ITGOA

Income Tax : Following judicial criticism of delayed appeals, officers urged structural reforms to fix institutional gaps rather than penalisin...

January 29, 2026 807 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


AO Cannot Exceed Scope of Limited Scrutiny Without Approval: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : The Tribunal observed that CBDT instructions prohibit the AO from examining issues beyond the specific reason for limited scrutiny...

May 28, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Condones 430-Day Delay in Filing Form 10 for Section 11 Exemption

Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that delay in filing Form No. 10 for claiming accumulation under Section 11(2) should be condoned where gen...

May 13, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Dismisses Tax Appeal Below ₹2 Crore Limit for Failure to Show CBDT Exception Applies

Income Tax : Court found that the appellant failed to clearly identify which exceptional clause applied. Since the tax effect was below Rs.2 cr...

May 3, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Instruction 1916 Applies to Taxation Too – ITAT Deletes Jewellery Addition Within Prescribed Limits

Income Tax : The issue was whether jewellery found during search can be taxed despite CBDT limits. ITAT held that jewellery within prescribed l...

April 28, 2026 4614 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessment Due to Invalid Manual Scrutiny Selection

Income Tax : The case examined whether scrutiny selection without meeting CBDT conditions was valid. The ITAT held that failure to satisfy mand...

April 26, 2026 630 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Directs Uniform Application of Sections 68 to 69D as C&AG Flags Tax Assessment Errors

Income Tax : CBDT has instructed tax officers to uniformly apply Sections 68 to 69D and Section 115BBE after a C&AG audit found inconsistencies...

May 29, 2026 13623 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT Revises monetary limits for jurisdiction of Wards & Circles in JAO charges in Delhi

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department increased monetary thresholds for assigning cases between ITOs and D/ACITs in Delhi Region. The revised ...

May 15, 2026 1491 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Introduces Mandatory UIN System to Track No-TDS Declarations Under Form 121

Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...

March 28, 2026 29955 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Exemption Granted to District Legal Service Authority, Faridabad for Specified Incomes

Income Tax : Explains the CBDT notification granting section 10(46) exemption to a district legal services authority and the categories of inco...

February 5, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Grants Income Tax Exemption to Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority

Income Tax : The Central Government notified an urban development authority under section 10(46A) of the Income-tax Act. The exemption applies ...

January 6, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print


Scheme of FM Award on the occasion of Income Tax Day

July 15, 2017 2355 Views 0 comment Print

The Government hereby sanctions the following scheme of awards to be conferred upon the Officers and Staff of the Income Tax Department in consideration of their rendering exceptional or meritorious service, or displaying outstanding devotion to duty.

POEM guidelines – more clarity or ambiguity?

July 13, 2017 23394 Views 2 comments Print

The increase in globalization and technological advancement has resulted in the international expansion of several multinational and Indian corporations. Over the years, these corporations have used their global presence to enter low-tax jurisdictions, primarily to reduce the overall effective tax costs.

CBDT Central Action Plan for 2017- 18

July 11, 2017 20550 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Central Action Plan for 2017- 18 deals with Budget Collection, Reduction and Cash Collection Out Of Arrear Demand, Litigation Management, Service Delivery and Redressal of Grievances, Assessment Units (Including International Taxation & Transfer Pricing, Exemptions) International Taxation & Transfer Pricing, TDS Units, Intelligence and Criminal Investigation, Exchange of Information under Tax Treaties, Computer Operations, Exemptions Related Work, CIT (Audit), Prosecution & Compounding of Offences (In Respect Of Prosecution U/S 276cc) and Communication Strategy.

CBDT e-Filing Common Verification Service user manual

July 11, 2017 2814 Views 0 comment Print

1 Introduction The World Wide Web (WWW) is increasingly being used for communication between applications. The programme interfaces is available over the Web for application-to application communication named as Web services. There are various types of applications that can be considered Web services, however, interoperability between the applications is enhanced using the technologies such as […]

Launch of Aaykar Setu – Another E-Initiative by CBDT

July 10, 2017 3138 Views 1 comment Print

As a part of this continuous process, a new tax payer service module ‘Aaykar Setu’, was launched by the Honourable Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley from Delhi today. To enhance mobile access experience, a mobile responsive android version was also released along with the desktop version.

CBDT Chairman on Preventive Vigilance as Management Function

June 24, 2017 1095 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 3(2)0) of the CCS(Conduct) Rules puts the responsibility of ensuring the integrity of subordinates squarely on the supervisory officer. The same was conveyed by my D.O. that a supervisory officer cannot absolve himself from vicarious liability if, having the right, ability and duty to control the activities of a subordinate, he does not take steps to prevent the acts of misdemeanour by subordinates.

Filling up of posts up to the grade of ITO on ad-hoc basis

June 19, 2017 1632 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that during the meeting of representatives of ITGOA and ITEF under the Chairmanship of Chairman, CBDT, held on 27052017, one of the Issues discussed was ‘adhoc’ promotion on functional basis against the vacancies arising after promotion to Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax for vacancy year 2014-15 & 2015-16

Order No. 86 of 2017: Promotion and Posting in Pr. CCIT Grade

May 26, 2017 2766 Views 0 comment Print

The following officers in the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) are, hereby, promoted to the post of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr. CCIT) in the pay scale of Rs. 80, 000/- (Fixed – pre- revised) with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post and until further orders

Committee to recommend measures for expeditious recovery of arrears of taxes.

May 25, 2017 1653 Views 0 comment Print

A Committee of the following officers is hereby constituted to study the nature and extent of arrears of direct taxes and to suggest measures for expeditious recovery of the outstanding dues:

Cash Transactions for which details needs to submitted by 30.04.2017

April 29, 2017 77979 Views 3 comments Print

If you are a Banking Company or Co-operative Bank or NBFC, Trustee of Mutual Fund, SRO, RTO, a Depository Participant or Custodian of Securities, Stock Broker, Share Transfer Agent, Broker to an issue, Merchant Banker, Portfolio Manager, Investment Advisor, a trader of goods or a service provider (with turnover exceeding Rs. 1 crore

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